Research Article

Bibliometric Study of Trends in the Diabetic Nephropathy Research Space from 2016 to 2020

Table 1

Characteristics of DN-related studies in PubMed (2016-2020).

RankPublications,Publications,
Country (%)Top journal (%)

1United States1781(33.37)Journal of Diabetes Research151(2.82)
2England1369(25.65)Scientific Reports150(2.80)
3Netherlands372(6.97)Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications146(2.73)
4Germany281(5.27)Kidney International107(2.00)
5Switzerland266(4.98)PLOS One95(1.77)
6Japan174(3.26)American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology95(1.77)
7Ireland119(2.23)Diabetes Care93(1.74)
8Italy112(2.10)Journal of the American Society of Nephrology78(1.46)
9Australia110(2.06)Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism72(1.34)
10France100(1.87)Diabetes69(1.29)
11China94(1.76)Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice63(1.18)
12Greece63(1.18)Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy60(1.12)
13United Arab Emirates52(0.97)International Journal of Molecular Sciences59(1.10)
14Spain49(0.92)Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome56(1.05)
15New Zealand44(0.82)Medicine55(1.03)
16Saudi Arabia40(0.75)Nephrol Dial Transplant54(1.01)
17Korea (South)36(0.67)Diabetologia52(0.97)
18India35(0.66)Life Sciences51(0.95)
19Brazil33(0.62)Renal Failure49(0.92)
20Iran20(0.37)Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications48(0.90)
Total5150(96.50)1603(29.94)